Disinfectant-holder.



E. DUENWALD.

DISINFECTANT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1903 Patnted July 6. 1909.

Z SHEETS SHEET 1 INVENTOR', Pater Ev aqwal =1, BY

I MTURNEYS P. DUENWALD.

DISINFECTANT HQLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.95,1908

Patented July 6, 1909 2 SHEETS-4111123 2 O 1 T a m "U m m E t E Re/3W ATTORNEYS PETER DUENWALD, or lnvmcrrox, new ncnsnY.

DISINFECTANT-HOLDER.

Specification of liett-ers Patent.

Patented il'uly 6, 1909.

Application filed November 25, 1908. Serial No. 464,437.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER DYENALALU, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Irvington, 1n the county of Essex and State tot-New Jersey, have invented eertainnew and usefulImprovements in D1s1nfeetflnt- Holders; and I do hereby declare the lollo\\'- ing to be a lull, elear,and exert description oithe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make andusethe same, reierence home had to the aeeoinpsnying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this; s medication.

This invention re ates, generally, to improvements in sanitary devices or appliances adapted for use in wat n=closets and urinals and Constructed to hold or retain in place a suitable disinfecting device or a 'iplianee which is especially adapted for use in )n]le(.' tion with the bowl or hopper of a watereloset.

The present invention, tlmreiore, has l'or it: rineipal object to provide a novel, siinple an cheaply made disinl'ectant-holder or appliance, which is readily applied to the bowl or hopper of any suitable shape. of a water-closet, or to the bowl ot a. urinal, the device being detachably fitted in place \ritle in the bowl, in which it is held by l'rirtional or spring-engagement and can be easily and quickly removed from the bowl for (leaning A further object of this invention is to proviii-e a, disinleetant-holder made from suit able wire which is tvrlsted Hi the :l'orin ot a eoiledgspring, in \vhieh a disinl'eetant41m.-

terial n the term of balls, tablets, or the liho, 1s ret mod, and the ('oils ol' the spring having snllio ent separable inoveinont 1th relation to one another, so that in ease ol the need ol a fresh su 'iply ol' the disinleeting material,

.newdisinloctirw balls, tablets, or the like, can be readily ioreed between any two (Oils oflthe. spring-like. element, l'or loading the said disinl'eetant-ap ilianee.

5 Other objeris of this invention not at this time moreparticularly enumerated ill he the following do taileddesoription ol' the some.

With the various objects of my present invention inview, the said invention eonsists,

primarily, in the novel ilisinl'eetaiit-holder or applianoe of the general ('lliil'zteller hereinal'ter setforth; and, the invention consists, lurtherniore, 1n the novel arrangements and combinations of the various devil-es and parts, as well as in the details ol' the roost rue tion ol' the same, all ol' \vhirh will he hereinal'ter more fully set forth. and then linallv embodied in the (-lauses ol the rlaini \zhirh are appended to and \rhirh 'l'orin an essenl in! part of this speeilieal ion.

The invention is elearlvilhistrated in the aoeompanying drawings, in \xhirh:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal verlir-al seetion of one form of water-closet bowl or hopper. and the disinl'eetant-holder or applianre embodying the ])[l]l(.l}')lth of my present invention; and Fig. 2 is :1 l enlarged srale, ot' the said bowl or hop er.

said section being taken on line 2 in' ernl portions el a pier-e of wire. upon whirh the spirally roiled disinl'ertant-laolder ism" ranged, said holder, however. bein;,;"omItlI-d from this \'l(\\', and the end portions ol the wire being slidabl) and adjustablyi-onni-rted with said ronneeting nit-saber. his". 5 is a horizinilalsettionalrepresentalionolanot her loiln ol' watm'-elosot bowl or hopper, showing: in (ronneetion theroxril h and in plan, a modilied form of lisinl'ortant-hohler or ap'plianve, said holder being made areording to the prineiples ol' the present invention.

Similar oharaeters ol' rel'erenro are rinployed in all oi the above desoribed views, to indicate (-orrespmntin; parts.

Referring: now to Figs. l to l ilnlnsiii ol' the drawings, the .rel'erenrea-liararter l indieates a suitably lornied water-closet bowl or hopper, whieh is formed wit h a. \ieb 2 and an inwardly extending portion or unlargrnwnt 3, the various parts being made to provide on inlet-duet 4 and a iliseliargwdln-t or outlet 5. The reference-(cliarartor ti hidig'ates the ll -.ll l'eotant holder or applianee. and the same comprises a suitable. band or strip 7, usually a piers of wire, Whieh is lOIll'lOtl with the angularly made. or bent and l'oiwvztrdly extending' portions (i and t) and aronneetingr member or element it). The tree. end-per tions 1] and 12 of the band or strip '7 are pretorably inserted in and passed throug'hsnitably arranged duets or openings ti and 15 of a suitably formed union or oonnenting n|einber 13, substantially as shown in 2 and.

form of a spirally coiled 4. the saideml-portions 11 and 12 of the band or strip being slidably arranged in said ducts or openings 14 and 15, and being held in their adjusted relations to said union or connecting member 13 by means of frictional contact between the said parts. Enc-ircling the main body-portions 16 and 17 of the said band or strip 7, are suitably formed holders 8 and 19, each holder being made in the spring, between the coils of which are inserted, so as to be re tained within the interior of each springmember or element 18 and 19, suitable balls or tablets, as 20, composed of any desiiied disinfectant material or composition. To securethe disinfectant-holder' or appliance, thus produced, in its operative position within and in frictional holding engagement with the inner surface-portions of the water-closet the connecting member or bowl or hopper portions 8 and 9, are arelement 10 and the ranged against the enlargement 3 of the bowl or hopper, so as to register with the said cnlargement, and by means of the proper adjustment of the end-portions 11 and 12 of the band or strip 7, with reference to the union or connecting member 13, the body-portions 16 and 17 and the spirally coiled holders 18 and 19 thereon will be made to conform to the inner oval shape or contour of the bowl or hopper 1, being retained in place by the frictional holding engagement of the parts, as

will be clearly evident from an inspection of.

Figs. and 2 of the drawings. The disinfectant balls or tablets 20 can be inserted in place, from time to time as required, by forcing them between the coils of the holders 18 and 19, without removingthe disinfectant holder or a pliance from within the bowl or hopper. 'l. 0 device or appliance can also be easily removed, when desired, from its operative position within the bowl or hopper, for cleansing the same when this becomes necessary.

1.11 Fig. 5, I have shown another form of bowl or hopper, as 21.,which has a circular sectional conformation, and is provided with a centrally disposed outlet 22 and a 'sideflush or water-inlet 23. In this case, the disinfectant-holder or appliance comprises a single strip or band 24, usually a piece of wire, having its end-portions 25. and 26 slidably and adjustabl or connecting-mom er27,inthe same manner as hereinafter set forth, a single and spirally coiled disinfectant-holder or element 28 encircling the said band or strip 24in the manner represented in said Fig. 5 of the drawings. From the foregoing description of my present invention, and from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings, it will be seen constructed, as well as an eilective disini'celtl ant-holder or appliance, which is flexible so as to be applied to the inner contour of" the connected with a union flush-out bowls or hoppers of water-closets, the arrangement and construction of the disinfectant-holding or retaining member or members being such, so that a perfect sanitary arrangement is provided, and the disinfectant-balls, tablets, or the like, are kept away from the bottom of the bowl or hopper, so that the disinfecting material is not flushed into the outlet of the bowl or hopper, with each flushing-out operation of the same.

While 1 have described my novel form of disinfectant-holder or appliance in connection with a bowl or hopper of a water-closet, and in which connection I prefer to use the same, it will also be evident that my novel form of disinfectant-holder or ap hence can just as readily be used with the owls of urinals.

I 'am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts, as Well as in the details of the construction of the same,

without departing from the scope of my present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and as defined in the appended claims. Hence I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts as described in the foregoing specification, nor do l'conline myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. The combination with the bowl of a watei -closet, of a disinfectant-holder within said bo'wl consisting of a strip, said strip being provided with a pair of wardly extending retaining portions, and a. laterally extending connecting portion between said bent and forwardly extending retaining portions, said strip having free ends,

and a connecting means between the free ends of said strip.

2. The combination with the bowl of a water-closet, of a disinfectant-holder within said bowl consisting of" a strip, said strip being provided with a air of bent and forwardly extending retaining erally extending connecting portion between said bent and forwardly extending retaining portions, said strip having free ends, and a tubular connecting member to which said free ends are. connected.

3. The combination with the bowl of awator-"closet, of a strip within said how] said strip being provided with a pair of bent and forwardly extending retaining portions, a connecting member between said portions, and a spirally coiled disinfectant-h0lder encircling said strip.

4. 'lhe combination with tliedidwlof a water-closet, of a flexible strip within said bowl said strip being provided with a pair of bent and f or Ward ly extending retaining portions,

a connectin member between said Pk tions,

and a ilexiblh and spirally coiled disinfectantportions, a latholder encircling seid strip,

ad opted to conl adapted to receive and retain it disinfectant l strip,

within said bowl.

5. The combine-tron with the howl of e weter-cleset, of a strip having free owl-portions,

'meens for edjustehly connecting said free l end crtions, and a spirally coiled disinfectantiolder encircling said strip.

6. The combination with the bowl of a. wnter-eloset,'ol avflexible strip within said howl, l said strip having l'ree end-portions, means for edjustebly connecting said. l'rce cinl-portions, and e flexible and spirally coiled disinlcctcntl holder encirclingseid strip, adapted to conform to the inner" contour of the bowl and adapted to receive and retain it disinfectant within said bowl.

7. The combination with the bowl of e wel tor-closet formed with an inwardly extending enlargement, of a flexible strip within said i bowl, sir-id strip being formed with bent portions and a, connecting elcinerri registering l with said enlargement, and llcxilile ind spirally coiled disinfectant-l1olders encircling portions of said strip.

8. The combination with the bowl of e wetencloset formed with an inwardly extending enlargement, of a flexible strip within said bowl, said strip being 'l'ornied with bent per-'- tions and a connecting element registering with said. enlargement, and having lree'end portions,- means for edjnstehly connecting said 'l'ree endportions, and llexible and spi\ "Jelly coiled disinleclfinnt -holdcrs encircling portlons of sand strip.

.l. Adisinl'ccte'nt appliance consisting of a and e spirnlly-coilml holder encircling said strip ednptcd to receive and retains-disinl'ectent. I

it). A disinfectant appliance consisting of at strip, and e spirally-coiled liolder encircling said strip adapted to receive and retain a disinleetent, said strip llil-Ylllg l'ree end-portions, and means connected therewith 'l'or adjustnbly connecting said mid-portions.

ll. A disinfectant appliance consisting of :1v strip lorined with bent and inwardly extending retaining portions and n connecting element between said portions, and spirally coiled holders encircling portions ol' snid strip adapted to receive and retain a disinl'cctnnt. 12. A disinfectant ripplianco consisting of at strip 'l'orined with henhporiioin; and at connecting elenicnt, encircling portions ol' snid strip adapted to reccive and retain n disin'l'cetzint, said strip and spirnllywoilcd .lroldcrslnrvirn l'ree end 3011 ions and incnnsconnccted therewith l'or tuljllSliitllly conlmcting snicl end-portions.

in. test mony,tlmt'l (lzillll the invention set iortli above I lnrvcliercunto set niyhend this 24th day of Novcinlicr, 1908. p PETER Dlll lr W ALI).

' Witnesses: 

